Job summary
An excellent opportunity is now available for a highly motivated and dedicated pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team based in the main Trust Pharmacy. You will participate in the provision of clinical pharmacy services, based in our Central and Summerhill dispensaries. This is a great opportunity for a newly qualified pharmacist interested in either hospital or mental health pharmacy experience.

The Trust Pharmacy service comprises over 50 staff including 14 pharmacists and 17 pharmacy technicians. The service provides for 120 teams, including inpatients, forensic inpatients, forensic CAMHS, home treatment, assertive outreach, community mental health teams and early intervention. Within the service, there is an inpatient dispensary and an outpatient dispensary, with its own compliance aid filling robot.

Consideration will be given to full time or part time applicants.

Main duties of the job
The Job Summary is as follows:

• To work within the Trust dispensaries providing clinical support for the ward and community clinical teams, as well as the Pharmacy service teams
• To provide medicine related information to doctors, nurses and other health care professionals, as well as patients and their carers.
• To implement and monitor medicines management systems promoting economical, safe and rational use of drugs.
• to act as the responsible pharmacist in Summerhill Pharmacy when required to do so.
• To participate in and encourage the recognition and reporting of adverse drug reactions
• To be conversant with the departmental and trust computer systems.
• To adhere to all national, professional, and local policies and procedures.
• To ensure that personal training needs are met.
• To participate in education and training for all grades of staff.

About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Training and qualifications
Essential

• Registered as a pharmacist with GPhC

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in psychiatric pharmacy
• Other relevant postgraduate qualification

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Evidence of confidence managing dispensary services
• Evidence of confidence in clinical areas

Desirable

• Good clinical knowledge of psychiatric medication
• Evidence of relevant current CPD

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).